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  • March 31, 2023
Michael Scott Kadish

Longboat Key resident Mike Kadish died Sunday March 19th at the age of 72 after a 28 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

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  • March 31, 2023
Nancy Mueller

Nancy Mueller (Odgers) was born on May 17, 1938 in Dearborn Michigan.

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  • March 21, 2023
Larry “Sammy” Corbitt

Larry “Sammy” Corbitt, 80, passed away surrounded by loved ones on March 17, 2023.

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  • March 17, 2023
Herman W. “Buddy” Herring, Jr.

Herman W. “Buddy” Herring, Jr., D.M.D., LTC(R), US Army, age 74 was born in Elberton, GA 25 June 1948 died Tidewell Hospice, Bradenton, FL 21 Feb 2023.

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  • March 6, 2023
Alan A. Ades

A true patriarch of his family, Alan A. Ades, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Dedham, MA, on February 22nd, surrounded by his loving children.

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  • March 3, 2023
Mary Lou Johnson

Mary Lou Johnson of Minneapolis, MN, and Longboat Key, FL, passed away on August 27, 2022, in her home surrounded by her three children.

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  • February 27, 2023
Barry Lee Napiecek

Barry Lee Napiecek passed away February 1, 2023 following a brief illness.

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  • February 24, 2023
Agnes “Dionne” Reinert

Agnes “Dionne” Reinert of Longboat Key, Fl, passed away on February 18, 2023, at 89.

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  • February 20, 2023
Brian Roy Mahoney Palfrey

Brian Roy Mahoney Palfrey, 88, died Monday, February 13, 2023.

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  • February 13, 2023
Abdul Gaffar, PhD

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Abdul Gaffar, PhD; a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and inventor, in Lakewood Ranch FL, on February 2, 2023.

  • East County
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  • January 4, 2023
George L. Spoll

George L. Spoll, 89, of Longboat Key, FL, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health.

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  • December 19, 2022
Ralph August Schroer

Bradenton, Florida - Ralph August Schroer, 85, of Bradenton, FL passed away on December 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

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  • December 19, 2022
Marion Gordon Lyons, Jr.

On Friday, December 2, 2022, Marion Gordon Lyons, Jr. (Gordon), loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many, passed away at age 84.

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  • December 16, 2022
Phyllis Zatkow Ploener

Phyllis Zatkow Ploener, born June 6th, 1934, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 surrounded by her family in Pennsylvania.

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  • December 7, 2022
Myron “Mike” Phillips

Myron “Mike” Phillips, 94, of Crescent, GA passed away after a short illness on November 23, 2022.

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